Life on the Ice

How is the North Pole different from the South Pole?

• They are on opposite ends of the planet
• They are not different
• One is icy and one is hot
• One has animals and one does not

How much of the worlds fresh water is contained in the ice in Antarctica?

• 10%
• 30%
• 70%
• 100%

Why does the author include so many details when she talks about the weather conditions in the Arctic and Antarctica?

• She likes to talk
• She wants you to know what to bring if you go
• She wants you to know how cold and harsh these places are
• She wants you to live there

Ice bergs can be as small as a ________.

• Cat
• Horse
• Car
• Piano

What has caused pilots to change how they fly in and out of these regions?

• Many instruments don't work in the extreme cold
• They don't like to fly in the winter
• There is no place to land
• They are bringing more people

How thick is the snow that has been around since the last ice age, with rings that look like a tree?

• 100 feet
• 1,000 feet 
•  1 mile thick
• 2 miles thick

What historical thing have scientists found in the ancient ice?

• Ash from Italy's Mt. Vesuvius eruption
• Bones
• Water 
• Leaves

What is more likely to be found in the ice at the South Pole than any where else on earth?

• Animal bones
• meteorites from space
• penguins
• Dinosaurs

How long does night last in the Antarctic?

• 1 month
• 3 months
• 6 months
• 1 year

What gets so cold in the extreme weather that it will freeze to your skin?

• Metal
• Leather
• Glass
• Silk